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  • Shaheen Afridi gifts his bat to Khwaja Nafay

    Shaheen Afridi gifts his bat to Khwaja Nafay

    Shaheen Shah Afridi has gifted his bat to Quetta Gladiators’ Khawaja Nafay for his brilliant batting against the defending champions Lahore Qalandars in the HBL Pakistan Super League.

    The Gladiators defeated the Qalandars by five wickets in the fourth match of PSL 9 yesterday. Lahore Qalandars had given Quetta a target of 188 runs for victory, which Gladiators achieved on the first ball of the 20th over.

    Gladiators’ Khawaja Nafay played an unbeaten knock of 60 runs, his 31-ball innings included 3 sixes and 4 fours.

    After the match, Lahore Qalandars captain Shaheen Afridi gifted his bat to Khawaja Nafay for his excellent batting.

    In a video message released on social media, Khawaja Nafay said, “Shaheen Afridi gave me the bat in this innings, I hope I will continue to play such innings in the future.”

  • PCB removed from inter-provincial coordination ministry

    PCB removed from inter-provincial coordination ministry

    The caretaker government has made a big decision about the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) by removing it from the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) and placed it directly under the Prime Minister.

    According to the notification issued by the Caretaker Government, PCB matters have now been removed from the Inter-Provincial Liaison Ministry and transferred to the Cabinet Division.

    The PCB will now work directly under the Prime Minister’s Office, and will no longer be related to the IPC Ministry. The Secretary of the IPC Ministry is also no longer a member of the PCB Board of Governors.

  • PSL 9: Quetta Gladiators defeats Lahore Qalandars by 5 wickets

    PSL 9: Quetta Gladiators defeats Lahore Qalandars by 5 wickets

    In the fourth match of HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9, Quetta Gladiators defeated Lahore Qalandars by 5 wickets.

    In the fourth match of HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9, Lahore Qalandars set a target of 188 runs, which Quetta Gladiators achieved on the first ball of the 20th over.

    In the match played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Qalandar’s captain Shaheen Afridi won the toss and decided to bat first.

    Lahore Qalandar’s inning

    Playing first, Lahore Qalandars scored 187 runs for 7 wickets in the allotted overs. For Qalandars, Sahibzada Farhan stood out with 62 runs, while Jahandad Khan played an aggressive unbeaten innings of 45 runs.

    Apart from them, Sikandar Raza scored 18 runs and Rasi van der Deusen scored 15 runs, Shaheen Afridi scored 12 runs and Abdullah Shafiq scored 11 runs, Fakhrzaman and Carlos Brathwaite scored 6 runs each.

    On behalf of Gladiators, Muhammad Hasnain and Aqeel Hussain took 2 wickets each while Muhammad Aamir, Muhammad Wasim and Abrar Ahmed took one wicket each.

    Quetta Gladiator’s inning

    Quetta Gladiators achieved the target of 188 runs of Lahore Qalandars 5 balls ago.

    Gladiators’ Khawaja Nafayy played an unbeaten innings of 60 runs, Khawaja Nafi’s 31-ball innings included 3 sixes and 4 fours.

    Saud Shakeel scored 40 and Jason Roy scored 24 runs, captain Riley Rossow scored 18, Rutherford scored 14 and Sarfaraz Ahmed scored 11 runs.

  • Muhammad Rizwan becomes first wicketkeeper-batsman to complete 2000 runs in PSL

    Multan Sultans captain Muhammad Rizwan has become the first wicketkeeper-batsman to complete 2000 runs in the history of Pakistan Super League (PSL).

    Muhammad Rizwan scored only 11 runs in his first match against Karachi Kings in PSL 9 at Multan Stadium yesterday, but during this time he became the first wicketkeeper-batsman to complete 2000 runs in the history of PSL and the fourth overall.

    Mohammad Rizwan has so far scored 2007 runs in 72 matches in PSL at an average of 42.7 and a strike rate of 128.32, including one century and 16 fifties.

  • PSL 9: Multan Sultans defeats Karachi Kings by 55 runs

    PSL 9: Multan Sultans defeats Karachi Kings by 55 runs

    In the third match of the ninth edition of Pakistan Super League, Multan Sultans easily defeated Karachi Kings by a huge margin of 55 runs.

    In the match played in Multan, Karachi Kings captain Shan Masood won the toss and invited Sultans to bat.

    Multan Sultan’s inning

    Multan Sultans scored 185 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the allotted 20 overs, Reza Hendricks remained unbeaten with 79 runs. Apart from this, David Mallan played an innings of 52 runs off 41 balls, Mohammad Rizwan was dismissed by scoring 11 runs while Khushdil Shah was not out by scoring 28 runs.

    Mir Hamza and Daniel took one wicket each for Karachi Kings.

    Karachi King’s inning

    In pursuit of the target of 186 runs, Karachi’s batting could not show any sufficient performance, except the experienced batsman Shoaib Malik, none of the batsmen could play well.

    Karachi Kings team could only score 130 runs for 8 wickets in the allotted overs in pursuit of the target.

    Shoaib Malik scored 53, Shaun Masood scored 30 and Kieron Pollard scored 28 runs. James Vance scored 5 runs, Mohammad Nawaz scored 7 runs.

    On behalf of Multan Sultans, Muhammad Ali dismissed 3 players, David Wali and Abbas Afridi 2.

  • PSL 9: Quetta Gladiators defeats Peshawar Zalmi by 16 runs

    In the second match of the ninth edition of Pakistan Super League, Quetta Gladiators easily defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 16 runs.

    Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam invited Quetta Gladiators to bat in the match played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

    Quetta Gladiator’s inning

    Gladiators’ openers gave the team a brilliant start and scored 206 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs, Jason Roy 75, Saud Shakeel 74.

    Apart from this, captain Riley Rossow scored 13 runs, Sherfan Rutherford scored 20 runs and Mohammad Wasim scored 4 runs.

    On behalf of Peshawar, Salman Irshad took 3 wickets, Luke Wood and Mohammad Zeeshan dismissed one player each.

    Peshawar Zalmi’s inning

    Chasing a target of 207 runs, Peshawar Zalmi got off to an aggressive start, with a 91-run partnership between openers Babar Azam and Saim Ayub.

    Then Saeem Ayub was unfortunately run out after scoring 42 runs off 26 balls. After that Muhammad Haris scored 7, Tom Koehler 18, Powell 17 and Mosley 11 runs. Zalmi’s captain Babar Azam played an innings of 68 runs off 42.

    In pursuit of the target, the Peshawar team scored 190 runs for 6 wickets in the allotted 20 overs and thus Quetta won the match by 16 runs.

  • Babar Azam created a new history in PSL

    Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam created a new history in HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL). Babar became the first batsman to score 3000 runs in PSL history, scoring 3004 runs in 80 innings.

    On Sunday, the teams of Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators competed against each other at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

    In this match, Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam invited Quetta Gladiators to bat. Gladiators’ openers gave the team a brilliant start and scored 206 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs, Jason Roy 75, Saud Shakeel 74.

    In pursuit of the target, Babar Azam crossed the milestone of 3000 runs in PSL while batting. Second in this list is Fakhar Zaman of Lahore Qalandars who has scored a total of 2381 runs in PSL so far.

  • PSL 9: Islamabad United defeats Lahore Qalandars by 8 wickets in first match of event

    PSL 9: Islamabad United defeats Lahore Qalandars by 8 wickets in first match of event

    In the opening match of HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 9, Islamabad United defeated Lahore Qalandars by 8 wickets.

    In the match played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Islamabad United captain Shadab Khan won the toss and invited Lahore Qalandars captain Shaheen Afridi to bat.

    Playing first, Lahore Qalandars scored 195 runs for 5 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Sahibzada Farhan played an innings of 57 and Abdullah Shafiq scored 28 runs, David Wesa scored 14 runs and Fakhzaman scored 13 runs. Van der Dusen remained unbeaten with 71 off 41 balls.

    Naseem Shah and Shadab Khan took one wicket each while Tymal Mills dismissed 2 players.

    Islamabad United achieved the target of 196 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in the 19th over. United captain Shadab Khan remained unbeaten with 74 runs off 41 balls with 5 sixes and 6 fours.

    Agha Salman was not out with 64 runs off 31 balls, Agha Salman’s innings included 3 sixes and 7 fours. Apart from them, Alex Hales scored 36 runs and Colin Munro scored 5 runs.

    Zaman Khan and Salman Fayaz took one wicket each for Lahore Qalandars.

  • Here is traffic advisory plan for Lahore during PSL 9

    Lahore Traffic Police has issued an advisory plan for the first phase of the ninth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL). According to the details, PSL season 9 festival will be held today, the opening match will be played between Islamabad United and the defending champions Lahore Qalandars at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.

    For this, the City Traffic Police (CTO) has issued a traffic plan for effective flow of traffic and awareness of cricket fans, during which four SPs, 12 DSPs, 90 inspectors will perform their duties. CTO Lahore Amara Athar said that more than 900 wardens will be deployed at Gaddafi Stadium, teams’ routes, alternative routes, while 20 forklifts, five breakdowns will also be deployed to eliminate wrong parking.

    Amara Athar has said that three parking stands have been allocated for the convenience of cricket fans and easy access to the stadium, no road will be closed for traffic during the match, Mall Road, Canal Road, Jail Road, Main Boulevard. Gulbarga Road will remain open for traffic. The city traffic police will welcome the cricket fans in a traditional manner.

    It should be noted that according to the PSL schedule, this season of PSL will continue till March 17. In the first phase, the matches will be played in Lahore and Multan, while the second phase matches will be played in Karachi and Rawalpindi.

  • ‘Main petrol nahin peeta’; Asif Ali takes U-turn

    National cricketer Asif Ali took a U-turn on a previous statement where he had said that he practices 300 sixes daily.

    Ehile talking to the media, Asif Ali said, “Recently I said that I don’t drink petrol to hit 300 sixes a day? During the camp at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) I practiced hitting sixes, but I was wrong about this statement.”

    Morover, he said “Babar Azam tries to guide all the players on the field, his greatness is that he trusted me and made me a part of his team.

    In August 2022, Asif Ali said that he tries to hit 300 sixes during daily practice so that he can hit sixes during the match. He faced a lot of criticism for his statement after his poor performance in the Asia Cup.